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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Available To Own on DVD Today -- DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (Review)

Disclosure: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share are my own.

WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL FEMALE

SUPER HEROES NAVIGATE THE

TWISTS AND TURNS OF HIGH SCHOOL AS

WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT

RELEASES

ON DVD TODAY!!!

"Where can you find the most powerful and
prominent Super Teens in the galaxy? Super Hero High of course! Wonder Woman, Supergirl,
Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy and Katana band together to navigate
the twists and turns of high school in DC Super Hero Girls: Hero
of the Year. Produced
by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the film will
be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) on August 9 on Digital
HD and August
23, 2016 on DVD (SRP $19.98).

These young Super Heroes discover unique abilities, develop powers,
and combat an abundance of overwhelming, exciting and awkward moments to master
the fundamentals of being a hero – one day at a time! The group includes:

·Wonder Woman was raised on Themyscira, a
paradise island overflowing with female leaders. This natural born leader has
super strength, the power of flight and a magic lasso that forces anyone to
tell the truth.

·Batgirl is crazy smart – she was accepted
to Super Hero High based on her brainpower alone (she wasn’t born with super
powers). But this crime-fighting sleuth may be the most influential of all! Her
unparalleled intellect, expert martial arts skills, photographic memory and
legendary detective skills are a formula for an incredible Super Hero.

·Supergirl is the most powerful teen on
earth, but also incredibly clumsy. She has super strength, super hearing and
super speed but will need to be sure she doesn’t trip over her own two feet en
route to saving the world.

·Harley Quinn is the resident class clown
who lives for jokes and over-the-top pranks. Nonetheless, this quick-witted
gymnast is sneaky and full of surprises.

·Bumblebee has the ability to shrink, allowing
her to sneak around without being spotted. She makes sure her team is never
surprised by any villains or enemies up to no good.

·Poison Ivy, got caught up in a botched
lab experiment, and now has the ability to control and summon plants. She’s
gradually adapting to her amazing new powers and blossoming into her new life.

·Katana is an artist with an edge –
this fearless martial arts fashionista is up for any crime-fighting test and is
never without her sword.

Together, these seven
fearless Super Heroes prove that we all have the power to make the world a
better place - even while school is in session!

Girls around the world now
have their very own Super Hero world to play, watch, read and be inspired! To
further bring this all-new universe to life, DC Super Hero Girls animated shorts and TV specials will continue
to release over the next year, allowing girls 6-12 to continue reaching their
full potential alongside these superstars. Additionally, Warner Bros. Consumer
Products and DC Entertainment, in partnership with Mattel, have brought the DC Super Hero Girls to life, beyond the
animated shorts and website, with the first-ever line of 12-inch Action Dolls, 6-inch
Action Figures, as well as role play and playsets now available exclusively at
Target in the U.S., along with other product, including apparel, accessories,
publishing and more. The DC Super
Hero Girls global merchandise program will hit retail worldwide, beginning
in July 2016, offering a wide range of product to fans around the world. Random
House and DC Comics are also releasing an exciting array of DC Super Hero Girls books and graphic
novels. Fans can discover more at DCSuperHeroGirls.com and through dedicated social
media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year features some of the top voice
actors in the industry. Grey Griffin (Wonder Woman), Anais Fairweather
(Supergirl), Mae Whitman (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon), Tara Strong (Harley
Quinn/Poison Ivy) Teala Dunn (Bumblebee), and Stephanie Sheh (Katana) join
forces to portray some
of the newest students to attend Super Hero High.

“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is thrilled to team with DC
Entertainmentto release DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year on
DVD,”said Mary Ellen Thomas, WBHE Vice President, Family &
Animation Marketing. “We’re excited to bring DC
Super Hero Girls to life and create an immersive world to help inspire
young women like never before. These characters were developed with girls 6-12
in mind and will deliver epic story lines featuring strong females. It truly
embraces and celebrates girls as they discover their own unique abilities.”"

SPECIAL FEATURES

·Six
Animated Shorts:

oHero of
the Month: Wonder Woman

oFall into
Super Hero High

oHero of
the Month: Bumblebee

oHero of
the Month: Poison Ivy

oClubbing

oSaving the
Day

More About the Movie:

"Move over boys! It’s time for the girls to take flight in this all-new ground-breaking franchise. Join Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl along with fellow gal pals Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee and Katana. Enrolled at the esteemed Super Hero High, the teens in training practice their unique abilities and master the fundamentals of becoming super heroes. As the students compete for the annual Hero of the Year prize, the ominous Dark Opal and his mysterious partner-in-crime target the girls and the school in their plot to rule the universe. Join the DC Super Hero Girls as they discover that the real power lies within each and every one of us!"

My Thoughts:

Now that my girls are getting older, they are watching more and more "big kid" films and finding new character faves. Well, thanks to this new DVD release, both of my girls are now huge fans of Supergirl, Batgirl and Wonder Woman -- all favorite girl superheroes of mine growing up. With the big box office hits featuring all the male superheroes, I was waiting for movies like this to come along that I could share with my girls about girl power.

Girl power is front in and center in this movie, which had the girls excited from the beginning, right until. And, as soon as the DVD was done, they were quick to grab paper and start drawing their own super hero emblems and grab capes in their dress up center, to act out some of their favorite scenes, or simply pretend to be amazing superhero girls. :-)I don't know about you, but I love when all my favorite characters or superheroes are in one movie. It is nice seeing them work together and let their own unique powers and skills shine through. And, as a mom of two young girls, I love to show my girls movies like this that empower the and let them see that girls can do anything. Go girl power!

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DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year will be available for streaming and download to watch anywhere in high definition and standard definition on their favorite devices from select digital retailers including Amazon, CinemaNow, Flixster, iTunes, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. Starting August 9, DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year will also be available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.

ABOUT DIGITAL HD WITH ULTRAVIOLET

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Disclosure: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share are my own.